Tripping – English Lyrics

• By: Robbie Williams
• Album: Swings Both Ways

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ B1	verb - to refuse to notice or consider
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - to make sounds and movements of amusement
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to engage in physical or verbal conflict
win /wɪn/ A1	verb - to achieve victory
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true
violence /ˈvaɪələns/ B2	noun - use of physical force to cause harm
suffer /ˈsʌfər/ B2	verb - to experience pain or distress
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - the absence of sound
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B2	adjective - damaged and no longer whole
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; also the centre of emotions
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause death
heavy /ˈhɛvi/ A2	adjective - of great weight
depth /dɛpθ/ B2	noun - the distance from top to bottom; profundity
wonderful /ˈwʌndərfʊl/ B1	adjective - extremely good or pleasing
afterlife /ˈæftərlaɪf/ C1	noun - life believed to continue after death
exploring /ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ/ B2	verb - to travel around for discovery
worthless /ˈwɜːrθləs/ C1	adjective - having no value
fever /ˈfiːvər/ B1	noun - an elevated body temperature; a state of excitement

Key Grammar Structures

• First they ignore you

  ➔ Simple present tense for habitual actions

  ➔ The verb "ignore" is in the simple present to show a repeated behaviour.

• Then they laugh at you

  ➔ Simple present tense for habitual actions

  ➔ The verb "laugh" is in the simple present, expressing a repeated reaction.

• When the truth dies

  ➔ Temporal clause with "when" + simple present (future reference)

  ➔ "When" introduces a condition that will happen in the future; "dies" stays in the simple present.

• I know it's coming and there's going to be violence

  ➔ "be going to" future construction + present progressive

  ➔ "going to be" expresses a planned or inevitable future event; "it's coming" uses the present progressive to show something happening soon.

• I've taken as much as I'm willing to take

  ➔ Present perfect + comparative structure "as much as"

  ➔ "as much as" introduces a comparison of quantity; "I've taken" is in the present perfect, indicating an action completed up to now.

• Why do you think we should suffer in silence?

  ➔ Question with do‑support + modal verb "should" + infinitive

  ➔ "should" expresses a suggestion or expectation; "do you think" uses do‑support to form the question.

• When a heart is broken there's nothing to break

  ➔ Passive voice + existential "there is" construction

  ➔ "is broken" is the passive form of "break"; "there's" (there is) introduces an existential statement.

• I’ve got this fever, need to leave the house

  ➔ Present perfect "have got" + infinitive clause with "need to"

  ➔ "I've got" indicates possession; "need to" introduces an infinitive expressing necessity.

• When you think we're lost we're exploring

  ➔ When‑clause with present simple + present progressive in the main clause

  ➔ "when" introduces a condition; "think" is in the simple present, while "we're exploring" uses the present progressive to show an ongoing action.